History Film / MaryPoppinsReturns

* ClockDiscrepancy: Admiral Boom claims that Big Ben is several minutes out, and his firing of the morning cannon is correct. Turns out he is right. Much later in the film, [[spoiler:Jack and Jane black out the faces of Big Ben, then stop, reset and restart the clock]] to buy the Banks family a precious few minutes in their RaceAgainstTheClock. Coincidentally, this puts Big Ben on the correct time. And when Wilkins complains that it has already gone midnight by his watch, he is asked which is more likely to be correct: his watch or Big Ben?

* ShoutOut:
** During ''Can You Imagine That'', Mary mentions pirates who play around all day and [[Franchise/PeterPan never grow up]].
** Also 'Uncle Gutenberg' mentioned in 'A Cover Is Not The Book' may be a reference to Johannes Gutenberg (The inventor of the movable-type printing press) and Project Gutenberg (a website where books are free to download and read from)

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The first verse in "A Cover is Not the Book" is filled with SexualEuphemism. Why Mary's saying this in front of children, or how it got past the censors... Well, your guess is as good as the next one.

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''Mary Poppins Returns'' is a 2018 [[TheMusical musical]] {{fantasy film|s}}, the {{sequel}} to the 1964 Creator/WaltDisneyPictures classic ''Film/MaryPoppins''. Directed by Rob Marshall (''Film/{{Chicago}}'', ''Film/IntoTheWoods''), it is set over two decades after the first film and inspired by the sequels P.L. Travers wrote after her original ''Literature/MaryPoppins'' book.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Compared to the first film, Mary Poppins here has a SugarAndIcePersonality as in the books; Creator/JulieAndrews's portrayal was much nicer. Funnily enough the book persona ''is'' closer to Blunt's usual character type.

** Even with the need for groceries slipping his mind, Michael makes sure there's plenty of marmalade. His actor, Creator/BenWhishaw, portrayed the titular character in ''Film/{{Paddington}}'', where his TrademarkFavoriteFood is marmalade.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: The penguins from the original film return in the Royal Doulton Music Hall sequence.

** "A Cover Is Not the Book" takes inspiration from two chapters of ''Mary Poppins Comes Back'', "Robertson Ay's Story" and "Nellie-Rubina". Mary Poppins and Jack also perform this song in front of books bearing the titles of chapters from across the series' first four[[note]]including "Balloons and Balloons" and "The Other Door", both of which [[{{Foreshadowing}} form the film's ending]], "The Day Out" and "The Marble Boy", which respectively inspired the movie and stage versions of "Jolly Holiday", and "The Cat That Looked at a King", the chapter of ''Mary Poppins Opens the Door'' that became the short included with almost all ''Mary Poppins'' home media releases since the 2004 40th Anniversary Edition DVD.[[/note]].

* AdultFear:
** People have to grow up and change -- and die. Michael and Jane are no longer children, and they have suffered the regular losses that come with age. But they are still children at heart, and they need help when the Great Depression and Michael losing his wife cause things to get out of hand.
** Michael's barely holding himself together after his wife's death, and he's got three children in his charge. To make matters worse, the house at Number 17 might end up repossessed by the bank.
** How Jane and Michael are handling their parents' deaths. Jane wants to hold onto the things that made them remember the good times, while Michael wants to be practical and look to the future.

** This is not the first film featuring Creator/DavidWarner where the climax is centred on [[Film/TheThirtyNineSteps stopping Big Ben from ticking and resulting in the famous clock being turned back in time a little]].

''Mary Poppins Returns'' is a 2018 film, the {{sequel}} to the 1964 Creator/WaltDisneyPictures classic ''Film/MaryPoppins''. Directed by Rob Marshall, it is set over two decades after the first film and inspired by the sequels P.L. Travers wrote after her original ''Literature/MaryPoppins'' book.

Creator/EmilyBlunt landed the eponymous role in February 2016. The cast includes Creator/MerylStreep as Mary's cousin Topsy, Creator/ColinFirth as William Weatherall Wilkins/Wolf, Creator/LinManuelMiranda as Jack, Creator/EmilyMortimer as Jane Banks, Creator/BenWhishaw as Michael Banks, Creator/JulieWalters as Ellen, Creator/DavidWarner as Admiral Boom, Jeremy Swift as Gooding/Badger, and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith as Frye/Weasel. Creator/DickVanDyke plays Mr. Dawes Jr., and Creator/AngelaLansbury cameos as "the Balloon Lady".

* AbortedArc: The animated sequence. In the whimsical world of [[{{Film/MaryPoppins}} Mary Poppins]] its shown that the world is whatever (or however) you interpret it. Reality largely depends [[YourMindMakesItReal upon your outlook on life]], and the "animated realms" [[LayeredWorld are part of said real-world]]. The film's BigBad banker William Wilkins and his lawyers are depicted as a villainous con artist wolf, badger, and weasel during the animated scene (and voiced by the same actors). The viewers expectations that they are [[TheShadowKnows masquerading as humans]] to ruin the Banks family for reasons unknown are all adverted when the film opts to have ''this entire scene'' be [[AllJustADream just the children's bad dream]], and their real-life appearances quickly ruled out [[AndYouWereThere as merely symbolism]]. That all said, they couldn't all have the same dream and it's clear it was RealAfterAll.

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Compared to the first film, Mary Poppins here has a SugarAndIcePersonality as in the books; Julie Andrews's portrayal was much nicer. Funnily enough the book persona ''is'' closer to Emily Blunt's usual character type.
* AdaptationSpeciesChange: ''Mary Poppins Comes Back'' introduced Nellie-Rubina as a giant, sentient wooden doll, who helps change the seasons from winter to spring. "A Cover is Not The Book" instead describes her as a tree that looks barren, but still produces blossoms in the spring.

* AlliterativeName: William Weatherall Wilkins.
* AllThereInTheScript: The four animated penguins were named [[Creator/FredAstaire Fred]], [[Creator/CaryGrant Cary]], and [[Creator/LaurelAndHardy Hardy]], and Hammy by the animators.

* TheAgeless: Mary Poppins hasn't aged that much in 20 years (considering Creator/JulieAndrews was 29 when the first movie was filmed and Emily Blunt was 34 when filming ''Returns''). The film makes no attempt to explain why, and Mary Poppins rebukes any attempts to raise it as a topic.
* AmbiguousSituation: It's never made quite clear if Big Ben really was running fast, as Admiral Boom complained, or if Admiral Boom had been getting slow in his later years, as the Bankses claimed. If the former, Mary Poppins is now responsible for [[spoiler: finally setting Big Ben correctly]]. If the latter, [[spoiler: all of London is now running five minutes behind schedule.]]

* AndYouWereThere: The villainous con artist [[SavageWolves wolf]], [[BadOlBadger badger]], and [[WickedWeasel weasel]] during the animated scene are voiced by the same actors who portray Mr. Wilkins and the lawyers. The children quickly figure this symbolism out when they see Mr. Wilkins holding the very same watch the wolf held.
* {{Balloonacy}}: [[spoiler:The finale "Nowhere To Go But Up" features most of the cast flying around in the sky with balloons.]]

* BigBad: William Weatherall Wilkins, the current manager of the Fidelity Fiduciary Bank and Michael's boss. [[spoiler: He intends to repossess the Banks household by any means necessary, even going so far as to destroy George Banks's records of owning shares in the bank.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Just when it seems like [[NearVillainVictory Wilkins has triumphed over the Banks family once and for all]], Mr. Dawes, Jr., intervenes at the last second to call out his nephew for his dirty deeds against the people of London and has him terminated.]]

* BrickJoke: Upon asking to see William Wilkins, Jane and Michael note that the old secretary used to have a large bowl of toffees they used to snatch with Mr. Wilkins asking the current secretary to get one. When the kids arrive to see Mr. Wilkins, there's now a large glass candy bowl of caramels on the secretary's desk.
* BriefAccentImitation: Mary Poppins switches to a Cockney accent when singing "A Cover is Not the Book", better fitting in with the bawdy music hall setting.

** Upon her return, Mary points out Michael still has the habit of keeping his mouth open like a codfish and Jane is still inclined to giggle.

-->'''Passerby''': Excuse me, do you know where 19 Cherry Tree Lane is?\\
'''Jane''': Oh, it's two doors down!\\
'''Passerby''': Many thanks. Sincerely.
** Jane and Michael are trying to get in the bank so they can give Wilkins the certificate and save their home, but he's sent his minions to lock the door. How do they get the certificate [[spoiler: which is still part of the kite]] to him before midnight?
-->'''Michael''': [[spoiler: Jane, let's go fly a kite!]]
** The climax hinges upon [[spoiler: the tuppence Michael gave to his father to invest]] in the first film, of all things.

** The old kite. [[spoiler: Or rather what Georgie used to patch it with.]]

* GoodParents: Michael's main concern is providing for his children's emotional and physical needs. He tries to hide their financial problems, for their sake but breaks down talking about it to them when they get home from the bank.

** In the climax, [[spoiler: it turns out that one piece of the certificate of shares (which was cut up by Georgie to patch the old kite) is still missing, so the Bankses will lose the house after all. Just as they're accepting this, the trope is joyously subverted with the arrival of Mr. Dawes Jr., who knows the Bankses are good people and is ''not'' happy with Wilkins over his dishonest dealings. Then he reveals that the tuppence Michael gave his dad in the first film was invested and collected a lot of interest over 25 years -- enough to save the house]].
* HotterAndSexier: Emily Mortimer, Jane’s new actress, [[https://www.metro.us/entertainment/movies/mary-poppins-returns-update-emily-blunt-sexy has stated]] [[https://www.hollywoodlife.com/2018/04/20/emily-mortimer-emily-blunt-mary-poppins-sexy-movie-sequel/ twice]] on how this version of Mary Poppins is “really sexy”.

* KarmaHoudini: Zigg-zagged with [[spoiler:Wilkins]]. On the one hand [[spoiler:Dawes Jr does kick him out of the bank]]. But considering he [[spoiler:tried to destroy any and all records of the Bankses' shares in the bank]], he really ought to be in prison for such blatant fraud. The Balloon Lady implies it's his choice if he wants to try redeeming himself or not.

* MetaCasting: Angela Lansbury had been considered for the role of Mary Poppins before Julie Andrews was cast and starred in ''Film/BedknobsAndBroomsticks'', which is often seen as a SpiritualSuccessor to the original ''Mary Poppins''.

* MissingMom: The film begins after the death of Michael's wife and his children naturally miss their mother.

** "The Cover Is Not The Book" takes inspiration from two chapters of ''Mary Poppins Comes Back'', "Robertson Ay's Story" and "Nellie-Rubina". Mary Poppins and Jack also perform this song in front of books bearing the titles of chapters from across the series' first four[[note]]including "Balloons and Balloons" and "The Other Door", both of which [[{{Foreshadowing}} form the film's ending]], "The Day Out" and "The Marble Boy", which respectively inspired the movie and stage versions of "Jolly Holiday", and "The Cat That Looked at A King", the chapter of ''Mary Poppins Opens the Door'' that became the short included with almost all ''Mary Poppins'' home media releases since the 2004 40th Anniversary Edition DVD.[[/note]].

->'''Michael Banks:''' Mary...\\
'''Jane Banks:''' ...Poppins!\\
'''Michael:''' It is wonderful to see you!\\
'''Mary Poppins:''' Yes it is, isn't it?

* RealityEnsues:
** Mary Poppins can fix broken households, but she can't prevent every tragedy. It is reassuring, however, that she only needs to return to help Michael and his children because of unfortunate events in their lives; it means that George Banks to his last days remained a good father to Jane and Michael.
** As Bert warned Mr. Banks, eventually Jane and Michael are going to grow up and have children, and be too old for him to treat them like kids. They won't be able to enjoy their childhood forever, and neither will George. We see this prediction come true.
** Due to Mary Poppins having been out of their lives for nearly two decades, Jane and Michael have been questioning if the nanny of their childhood really did do all the magic or if it was their imagination and wishful thinking.
** All the stresses that come from losing his wife and possibly losing their home causes Michael to break down in front of his kids once they return home after "Trip a Little Light Fantastic".
-->'''Michael''': I don't know what to do. I'm sorry, I don't know what to do. [[TryingNotToCry Everything's fallen to pieces since your mother...]] Haven't we lost enough already?!
** Mary Poppins "turns back time" [[spoiler: by changing Big Ben]]. If she could literally change the past, she could prevent every tragedy, as above.
** As [[spoiler:Mr. Dawes Jr]] explains to Wilkins, while CorruptCorporateExecutive /MorallyBankruptBanker practices may result in immediate profit gains, they ultimately kill businesses in the long term because they scare off potential customers and destroy goodwill with the current ones. No one in their right mind wants to do business with a bank if they know it's looking to rip them off.

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* ClockDiscrepency: Admiral Boom claims that Big Ben is several minutes out, and his firing of the morning cannon is correct. Turns out he is right. Much later in the film, [[spoiler:Jack and Jane black out the faces of Big Ben, then stop, reset and restart the clock]] to buy the Banks family a precious few minutes in their RaceAgainstTheClock. Coincidentally, this puts Big Ben on the correct time. And when Wilkins complains that it has already gone midnight by his watch, he is asked which is more likely to be correct: his watch or Big Ben?

* ClockDiscrepency: Admiral Boom claims that Big Ben is several minutes out, and his firing of his morning cannon. Turns out he is right. Much later in the film, [[spoiler:Jack and Jane black out the faces of Big Ben, then stop, reset and restart the clock]] to buy the Banks family a precious few minutes in their RaceAgainstTheClock. Coincidentally, this puts Big Ben on the correct time. And when Wilkins complains that it has already gone midnight by his watch, he is asked which is more likely to be correct: his watch or Big Ben?